India, Jan. 26 -- In its recent annual report, the Taliban's Central Commission for Security and Clearance Affairs, a part of the Afghanistan defence ministry, has named Pakistan for its role in destabilizing Afghanistan and enabling regional terrorism in the country.

The report, issued on 22 January after an annual meeting chaired by the Taliban's acting defense minister Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, has revealed significant concerns regarding Pakistan's involvement in facilitating anti-Afghan terrorism and destabilizing the security landscape within Afghanistan, through terrorism and drug trafficking.

The Central Commission for Security and Clearance Affairs is a vital part of the Taliban's security apparatus, focused on managing both inte...